packed to the gills



packed to the gills

Completely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is packed to the gills! Her mind was packed to the gills with ideas for her new book. I felt packed to the gills after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal.
See also: gill, packed

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nechemyah-Biblical Hebrew
Julitta-History
BrooklynBRUWK-linEnglish (Modern)
Gerd (2)YERD (Swedish), GERD (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
BryonyBRIE-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Isa (3)-Frisian, Ancient Germanic